In general, ME3 was a huge downgrade from ME2. I played both beside each other and I'm watching the wife replay all three now. Just in general, ME3's storytelling is worse, its graphics are actually overall worse except the environments (holy shit did character models get a downgrade besides Shep), animations are worse, questing is worse, etc etc etc. There are basically only three major improvements in ME3: Upgrading weapons using the bench, the non-stereotype gay option, and the melee controls. Pretty much everything else is worse.

I'd probably need to replay the games, but I think if it's worse it's not by as much as some series dips. It's still a pretty good game, and isn't completely jarring in contrast to ME2, but I do miss some of the stuff other games had and it just doesn't feel like there's as much to do as either ME1 or 2, especially bad in contrast with ME2 which was basically less filler, more good stuff.

1. How awesome of a computer do you need to play all 3 games? I don't care about graphic optimization or anything like that. If it's PS2 era quality I'm golden. XD (I don't have the cash to shell out for a 360, or the room space, otherwise I'd just go that route.)

2. If I buy Mass Effect 1/2 on Steam and 3 wherever the heck they're selling it for PC these days; will my saves from Steam carry over to ME 3 despite it not being Steam platform software?

Aahhhh, that was hilarious. He had such a shit fit, good ole DiosGX, lol.

I can't say ME3 is bad, I love it honestly, but I also loved the Super Mario Brothers movie, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Chowder, Xenosaga, Earthbound, and a number of other movies and games and tv shows that some dislike greatly. My opinion isn't going to change cuz of someone's well worded review, though it may open my eyes to aspects I may have overlooked originally. Hidoshi's 2 cents regarding the game honestly is pretty accurate, even if it sounds like he wrote it after bioware stabbed his penis with a rusty pair of kabob skewers. Alot of the game left a salty taste in my mouth too, like the terrible TERRIBLE character animations and facial expressions, or lack thereof. I'm no writer here so I'm not going into this further, but you both have a pretty good grasp on what mass effect 3 is, even if each of your appreciation levels differ greatly.

Jessica Chobot reminds me of Olivia Munn, fucking retarded and only there because boys have penises, except Olivia Munn is hot, and Jessica Chobot looks like an old lady had her body's skin pulled super tight to make it look like she has a nice figure, and uses the excess skin to stuff behind her pants and give her an ass. Seriously, I don't understand why the industry uses women like that, it's fucking obvious she isn't a real video game fan.

We need more people like you, Kyuusei, or Dice, or ....heaven help me Morgan Webb. You ladies LIKE video games. Girls like you should be promoting xbox videos or ign articles. I mean you don't see me advocating pro sports, and I bet money no sportscaster or sports news anchor is not interested in sports. I find it offensive that we get someone like her to even talk to us about video games.

AND HOW THE FUCK COULD SHE DEFEND THE GODDAMN ENDING WHEN SHE HADN'T EVEN SEEN IT WHAT THE FUCK YOU DUMB (glances at word of the week) "BALLOON"?

I agree that some fans feel 'entitled' but man I am getting sick of that word. The original entry just rubbed me the wrong way though.

I don't find her *ugly* in real life, but her character model, wtf was that. I know, you don't have to let her on the Normandy.. and I don't. Even my Paragons won't.

Also, she loves games. Isn't that why she licks PSPs?!

And - it should be noted that she hadn't even beaten the game. If I recall she was nowhere close. It seems silly to me to complain about people being unhappy with the ending when she hasn't seen it herself. Just saying.

Eh... I mean, you don't have to see the ending to know that some of the reactions are pretty overblown (like taking stuff to the FTC/BBB). Entitled is thrown around too much, but in this case it's apt. Disappointment, I feel, is fine. Some of these people are... well, being really sociopathic about it.